Tag: Canada

Last Week Ritchie Bros. conducted a three-day auction at its Edmonton, AB site, selling 7,600+ equipment items and trucks for 950+ owners and generating CA$85+ million (US$69+ million) in gross transaction value. 2021 auction attracted 17,700+ online bidders from 61...

PCL Construction announces they will be expanding in Quebec with a permanent office in Montreal. The new office will operate as Construction PCL. Already a presence on the Quebec construction scene, PCL has successfully completed several large projects over the...

PCL Construction announces that Paul Knowles has been appointed new vice president and district manager for PCL’s Ottawa district effective May 1, 2021. Reporting to Todd Craigen, President, Eastern Canada, Paul will provide oversight to the district and will be...

Rep. Peter DeFazio, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, visited Volvo Trucks North America's TEC Equipment dealership location in Coburg to test-drive an electric Volvo Class 8 truck and highlight his clean energy priorities as he...

Willow Lake Métis Group and Melloy Industrial Services Inc., announced they will enter into a newly formed partnership agreement. The WLMG was created to support and contribute to the local economy and the future sustainability of the Willow Lake Métis...

Epiroc has agreed to acquire Meglab, a Canadian company with expertise in providing electrification infrastructure solutions to mines. The solutions support mining customers in their transition to battery-electric vehicles. Meglab, based in Val-D’Or, Quebec, Canada, is a technology integrator that...

Symboticware Inc., an industry leader of real-time data management solutions for global mining operations, announces collaboration with Nokia on private wireless and Industrial IoT (IIoT) to transform connectivity and improve communications and location services. The partnership brings forward a complete...

Giatec, frontrunner in concrete testing technologies, is leading the way in emphasizing safety on construction jobsites during COVID-19 with wireless concrete monitoring sensors, SmartRock. These award-winning sensors give contractors access to a comprehensive analysis of their concrete’s performance directly on...

Volvo Trucks North America announced the commercial introduction and sales start of its zero tailpipe emission, battery-electric vehicle to the North American market. The Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric truck model has a scheduled production start of early 2021. The Volvo VNR...

With the sales start of Volvo Trucks North America’s Class 8 zero tailpipe emission VNR Electric truck model in the U.S. and Canada, the company continues to drive electromobility forward. In a critical step toward realizing the organization’s vision for...